Billie Jean was full of energy! When the bell rang, she would rush outside and join any game. One teacher suggested she should be more “ladylike” and try not to win all the time, but her parents didn’t agree.
“Play as well as you can and be the best you can be!” they told her.
One morning, Billie’s friend Susan invited her to play tennis. Billie didn’t know what “tennis” was, but it sounded exciting! The next weekend, Susan took Billie to the Virginia Club. There were ladies wearing expensive tennis dresses. She felt quite out of place in her T-shirt and shorts! But she felt much better when she got out onto the tennis court. Billie spent more time hitting the air than she did hitting the ball. The ladies around tutted(发出嘘声), but she didn’t care.
The next morning, her mom took her to the public court at Houghton Park to meet Clyde.
“I’m Clyde, your coach!” he said, “Come on in!”
Clyde taught her patiently. The more she learned, the more fun she had.
“I want to be the best tennis player in the world!” She asked her coach, “Clyde, can you make me a champion(冠军)?”
He just smiled, “No, Billie. ________.”
Billie took his words to heart, so she kept practicing day and night.
One day, she was invited to the Los Angeles Club. All the players lined up to have their photos taken, but then a man came up.
“You can’t be in the photo!” he said, “You’re not wearing a skirt or dress!”
Billie was angry. Her mum had made her shorts especially for her.
“Don’t worry, Mom!” she told her mother. “I’ll show them one day! Everybody will know who I am, and they’ll all want to copy my style!”
And Billie did! She never gave up or let others tell her how she should behave. And she became one of the greatest and most famous sports stars ever!
【小题1】What do we know about Billie’s parents?| A．They wanted Billie to be more “ladylike” at school. |
| B．They taught Billie how to play tennis well. |
| C．They gave Billie expensive tennis dresses as gifts. |
| D．They hoped Billie could do what she liked. |
①The ladies around laughed at Billie.
②Billie realized her dream to be a tennis star.
③Billie started to learn from the coach Clyde.
④A man stopped Billie from taking a photo.
⑤Susan invited Billie to play tennis together.
| A．⑤④①③② | B．⑤①③④② | C．③⑤①④② | D．④①②③⑤ |
| A．But your parents can help you. | B．Because you’re not good at playing tennis. |
| C．But with hard work, you can make it. | D．Unless you offer me a lot of advice. |
| A．Helping each other can improve our grades. |
| B．Trust yourself and live your own style. |
| C．Our life is always full of ups and downs. |
| D．Friendship is love with understanding. |
